The tanks of a U.S. Navy warship stuck on a Philippine reef have been pumped full of seawater to keep the vessel stable while salvage ships make their way to the site of the grounding, officials said Monday.

Navy-led salvage teams have also removed most of the materials from the minesweeper USS Guardian that could pose environmental problems for Tubbataha Reef, a Philippine national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Those materials include paint, solvents and lubricants, according to a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

We need to launch a retaliatory cruise missile strikes again the worlds more than 3600 major reefs as a clear link has been found to a Saudi named Albert Kaida. American prestige and the safety of its citizens are at stake for gawd sakes!

To my Filipino friends... as well as my Filipina wife. Stop the violence... Be happy we don't abandon you. Accidents occur. You never protest when one of your ferry's sink and kills a couple hundred people...

there is a communist insurgency there and they have above ground operations too like rallies exploiting the democratic process available. they represent 1% of the filipinos but they are the loudest. 99% of filipinos have good feelings toward americans.

I along with the majority of Americans wish the government would pull out of the Philippines. Lock, stock, and barrel. Leave the island to their own rule. Leave them to their own devices to pay for and take care of their people. We could then stop providing food, money, and protection to these people.
Please politicians, when a country doesn't want our troubles and our money....LEAVE !

Easy to say, harder to do. Yes, we have had our thumb on just about everyone since WW2, but to be frank, after WW2 we had to.

Time goes by, and people want the USA to go home. But what if we do? Almost always chaos erupts with dictators killing a bunch of people. Then there is an out cry to "do something" to stop genocide. So, we go back in. The cycle continues.

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